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afghanistan and its people endures. as commander in chief i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for terrorist to attack our nation again. +our forces will remain engaged into narrow, but critical missions. training afghan forces and supporting counterterrorist operations against the remnants of al qaeda. of course, compared to the 100,000 troops we once had in afghanistan, today fewer than 10,000 remain in support of these very focused missions. i meet regularly with my national security team, including commanders in afghanistan to assess honestly the situation on the ground. to determine where our strategy is working and where we may need greater flexibility. i have insisted consistently that our strategy focus on the development of a sustainable afghan capacity and self-sufficiency. when we needed additional forces to advance the goal or make adjustments in terms of of our timetables, we have made those adjustments. today, i want to update the american people on our efforts. since taking the lead for
afghanistan and its people endures. as commander in chief i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for terrorist to attack our nation again. +our forces will remain engaged into narrow, but critical missions. training afghan forces and supporting counterterrorist operations against the remnants of al qaeda. of course, compared to the 100,000 troops we once had in afghanistan, today fewer than 10,000 remain in support of these very focused missions. i meet regularly with my...
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to develop the new afghanistan. numerous challenges along the way, daish threatens to supersede al-qaeda an an internal security threat. afghan patient for economic development and employment are not truly excited about the current prospects. opium cultivation remains a vital income source in rural areas threatening national policies of eradication and differences in party affilation, electoral reform hurts the communities. the task of rebuilding afghanistan is challenging but through the efforts of individuals afghanistan has made strides toward being more prosperous, stable and peaceful nation. saturday, i think the prospects of peace were enhanced. i hope the reports are true and mansour was killed. i hope that whoever replaces him will see that there is a path to the future that should not involve conflict. secondary enrollment in afghanistan schools has increased from one million boys in 2002 to eight million boys and girls to date. that is a phenomenal achievement and augers well for the future. the national a
to develop the new afghanistan. numerous challenges along the way, daish threatens to supersede al-qaeda an an internal security threat. afghan patient for economic development and employment are not truly excited about the current prospects. opium cultivation remains a vital income source in rural areas threatening national policies of eradication and differences in party affilation, electoral reform hurts the communities. the task of rebuilding afghanistan is challenging but through the...
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>> afghanistan has many riches. over 3,000 mines alone and are currently working on the legal infrastructure to make that accessible. also working to make sure. what happened in africa for example, the resource situation were also afghanistan is at the crossroads. they working on projects, being transported to salvation. for afghanistan, roundabout of south and central asia with ideas flow freely, and that is in afghanistan we are working on building. we also increasing revenue through different industries. last year loan despite the very difficult year we were able to increase revenue by 22 percent. now, making -- the security improves and legal infrastructure is much more attractive to investors we will be able to invest. we have a ten year plan is working on making afghanistan totally self-reliant. and increasing revenues. the streams of investment. >> thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> as you mentioned, we are very worried about woman achievement in afghanistan. do you think there is any guarantee from the
>> afghanistan has many riches. over 3,000 mines alone and are currently working on the legal infrastructure to make that accessible. also working to make sure. what happened in africa for example, the resource situation were also afghanistan is at the crossroads. they working on projects, being transported to salvation. for afghanistan, roundabout of south and central asia with ideas flow freely, and that is in afghanistan we are working on building. we also increasing revenue through...
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for the afghanistan to be quick. there are still access to capitalist difficulties. they have their challenges. this still have issues with pakistan on, trying to with our treads could be much bigger than it is right now. in much cases, telxon bought but this is but the policies that makes the most difficult. it is it difficult to overcome the challenge because you have to have a bit of power. the social transition in afghanistan is a new generation of afghans. you can see this. when they used to be travel in afghanistan, of the from plans for, corruption, u.s. military operation. now when they travel, people are complaining about the internet being too slow or it is too expensive. this course has been introduced among young afghans. it is all good news. people are being connected. we see the new generation he burgeon last week, the fund is a for afghanistan which repurchased about 30 students through washington and the white house. when you listen to the kids and when you listen to the kids and what
for the afghanistan to be quick. there are still access to capitalist difficulties. they have their challenges. this still have issues with pakistan on, trying to with our treads could be much bigger than it is right now. in much cases, telxon bought but this is but the policies that makes the most difficult. it is it difficult to overcome the challenge because you have to have a bit of power. the social transition in afghanistan is a new generation of afghans. you can see this. when they used...
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going to war against afghanistan when hijackers were not afghanistan saudis and the egyptians and trains in afghanistan they train in germany, they went to flight school in minnesota and we are saying we're going to bomb afghanistan was certain to create more terrorism leaders so the first king would be to recognize what is going to create more terrorism and don't do that. that meant recognize it as a crime. recognize the need for international justice. there was a lot of talk about justice. should have been a moment to say this is why we need a viable functional system of international justice, why we were wrong to oppose the international criminal court, why we were wrong to weaken it even if we had no intention of signing on to win at the time it was negotiated. in that context to say too many people have died today and i am going to make the pledge not one more person is going to die in the pursuit of justice for those who did die. that is not a way to bring justice. it means treating it as a crime, with international engagement not telling the rest of the world's you are with us to
going to war against afghanistan when hijackers were not afghanistan saudis and the egyptians and trains in afghanistan they train in germany, they went to flight school in minnesota and we are saying we're going to bomb afghanistan was certain to create more terrorism leaders so the first king would be to recognize what is going to create more terrorism and don't do that. that meant recognize it as a crime. recognize the need for international justice. there was a lot of talk about justice....
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interfering in afghanistan. we signed a bsa with the united states government. the people of afghanistan are saying, where is the west? why aren't we allowed to go to the united nations and file, lodge a complaint at the united nations national security? why aren't we allowed to do that? >> well, thank you for that valuable comment. let's see over here. right back here. yeah. this gentleman with his hand up. yes. >> doug brooks with the afghan american chamber of commerce. and we've been focusing on the political here, but you still have the business side of afghanistan, which has to successfully function during all this chaos. and you have the business side willing to do that if some basic aspects of security can be sorted out. and currently with the chaos around the afghan public protection force and the roles of private security, the business is in turmoil itself and they're waiting for some sort of direction on this. is there any chance that could be at least sorted out while the politics come later? >> woul
interfering in afghanistan. we signed a bsa with the united states government. the people of afghanistan are saying, where is the west? why aren't we allowed to go to the united nations and file, lodge a complaint at the united nations national security? why aren't we allowed to do that? >> well, thank you for that valuable comment. let's see over here. right back here. yeah. this gentleman with his hand up. yes. >> doug brooks with the afghan american chamber of commerce. and we've...
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freedom now for afghanistan women must be the quid pro quo. i think this is an indicator of what is to come in afghanistan. and the reason why we are not going to be able to stop this, unless we have a full out occupation in afghanistan which no one is prepared to do and this is going to be the reality once the u.s. leaves. >> i think the execution of women particularly without due process even with due process it is a crime against humanity and the international community should act accordingly. >> president karzai has strong words but he needs to match the words with action. unless change comes from within afghanistan then we will continue to see more of this. >> is it possible, though? you know, change? i mean, one really hopeful development i saw recently is that the taliban lives and breathes by poppy breeding of poppy plants and turning them into heroin. and there's more they are switching to grow offing of spices which is more lucrative for the farmers. is there any other way to cut the funds to the taliban so that these creeps crawl ba
freedom now for afghanistan women must be the quid pro quo. i think this is an indicator of what is to come in afghanistan. and the reason why we are not going to be able to stop this, unless we have a full out occupation in afghanistan which no one is prepared to do and this is going to be the reality once the u.s. leaves. >> i think the execution of women particularly without due process even with due process it is a crime against humanity and the international community should act...
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this corrupt karzai click is all throughout afghanistan. they are aligning themselves with china and money is coming in. they are buddies with the pakistani network which is allowing the taliban to stay funded. >> let me ask you this. show me you know, an essentially a dictatorship maybe afghanistan is not as much of a dictatorship as syria is but it's close. but show me where there are people in that society who could come to power who are not going to be corrupt. do they exist? >> probably not. the culture like that corruption abounds. >> it's also cultural. corruption is also cultural. >> but you have the national front and the northern alliance folks who are opposition leaders to the karzai that are familiar with their country. they know the ethnic minorities. and they need to have a seat at the table equally so that they can have input into moving forward. and quick about the poppy seeds my boss has been involved in afghanistan for 30 years. and he has been trying to get rid of that as an alternative to bringing them because that is th
this corrupt karzai click is all throughout afghanistan. they are aligning themselves with china and money is coming in. they are buddies with the pakistani network which is allowing the taliban to stay funded. >> let me ask you this. show me you know, an essentially a dictatorship maybe afghanistan is not as much of a dictatorship as syria is but it's close. but show me where there are people in that society who could come to power who are not going to be corrupt. do they exist? >>...
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afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts. there is society, there is life. this society is out loudly and moving forward as any other society. it is this that i would like you to remember when you think of afghanistan. a country of 5000 years of history, at least. a country that has produced thinkers, philosophers. a country like other countries, and i can tell you that the most recent suffering will be behind us. a new time is beginning, has already begun. with 2014 coming, your sons and daughters will no longer be burdened with protecting afghanistan. the sons and daughters will take the mantle and m
afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts....
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to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in the african city of ma zur esharif and massacred thousands of ha czar raz or shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan, after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, president muhammad ha tammy who was a reformist was a reformist i suppose still was president of iran. iran was very much concerned about the u.s. reaction to 9/11. it was worried about how the u.s. was going to behave toward iran. and essentially both countries were on the same side. iran was helping the northern alliance which was composed of pro-iranian tajik and ha zhara groups. actually, iran was probably the biggest supporter of the northern alliance along with russia and, et cetera. and there were even reports that iran helped provide intelligence to the united states in battling the taliban. the former commander in chief of the ira
to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in the african city of ma zur esharif and massacred thousands of ha czar raz or shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan, after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, president muhammad ha tammy who was a reformist was a reformist i suppose still was president of iran. iran was very much...
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with all of that, all of afghanistan is in one hand. it will have a hard time running and managing affairs unless they open the space. in less they bring in expertise. unless they show flexibility. and less they engage international community in ways the international community wants to be engaged. they can absorb and ask for assistance and aid for years to come. all of this obviously is going to be part of challenges the taliban will be facing moving forward. >> really have about 30 seconds left so i'm going to ask you to keep your answers short should you believe they are going to be schisms going forward within the taliban? you believe there will be a power struggle? >> i think the taliban are good at maintaining their unity. for now, they will manage to maintain that. . the question is whether there will be resistance from outside. >> we have run out of time so we are going to have to leave our conversation there. thanks so much to all of our guests. thank you for watching. you can see the program any time by visiting our website, a
with all of that, all of afghanistan is in one hand. it will have a hard time running and managing affairs unless they open the space. in less they bring in expertise. unless they show flexibility. and less they engage international community in ways the international community wants to be engaged. they can absorb and ask for assistance and aid for years to come. all of this obviously is going to be part of challenges the taliban will be facing moving forward. >> really have about 30...
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afghanistan hasn't had an internal problem primarily because afghanistan has supported the rebels in both iran and pakistan. pakistan is now going through it as the insurgency in baluchistan which is a second nationalist insurgency which is in conflict with the taliban both ethnic and ideological lines. the intensification of the ideological part of the regime under a minute led to more discontent among the populations of iran including. the united states may be supporting the pakistan, the baluchistan insurgency from afghanistan iran has charged that pakistan and perhaps the united states and saudi arabia may be supporting the iranian baluchistan inside iran. the truth of these very charges is rather murky. however as a part of our policy in this administration, one of the measures that we tried to take early on in order to send a message to iran that the us presence in afghanistan was directed at the stabilization of afghanistan and not iran was to make it clear that the united states did not support, and though it took quite a long time to get the interagency process he was declar
afghanistan hasn't had an internal problem primarily because afghanistan has supported the rebels in both iran and pakistan. pakistan is now going through it as the insurgency in baluchistan which is a second nationalist insurgency which is in conflict with the taliban both ethnic and ideological lines. the intensification of the ideological part of the regime under a minute led to more discontent among the populations of iran including. the united states may be supporting the pakistan, the...
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afghanistan, what happens to the women in afghanistan? >> senator think the plight of women would be pretty dire. i think the support we provided with security for political transition creates a climate that women or other members of society flourished to achieve their own goals or objectives. >> i don't think any of us will forget the images of the soccer stadium with the taliban what they did to the women as he looked at the importance of our commitment the let us not forget what you just said if the the thing and abandon the work we have done in afghanistan to put those women back in the soccer stadium i don't think that is acceptable to any of us. >> it is important for me to share i did not provide you with my own assessment that is a feedback from the afghan women. i am voicings on their behalf their concerns 2015 and beyond. >> if we don't maintain a presence what happens with al qaeda and how quickly would this happen? and to hear why does it matter for people at home if we were to withdraw this year of what happens with al qaeda
afghanistan, what happens to the women in afghanistan? >> senator think the plight of women would be pretty dire. i think the support we provided with security for political transition creates a climate that women or other members of society flourished to achieve their own goals or objectives. >> i don't think any of us will forget the images of the soccer stadium with the taliban what they did to the women as he looked at the importance of our commitment the let us not forget what...
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this is the eve of afghanistan's independence day. when we might expected that well, feelings are running high, there is a possibility of more protests than the possibility of more questions. now, immediate aftermath of the taliban takeover there was a surgeon hospitalizations in the afghan capital cobble. some of the patients have come from cobble international airport where they were shot while trying to reach the departures area. charlotte bellis went to a hospital in cobble with some of the patients a being treated this 10 year old from s gonna stands eastern province of talk to you. it was shot on saturday. it took his family hours to reach emergency hospital and central cobble. my been, he was in bad shape. this is the 1st intensive care unit in afghanistan. doctor say they witnessed the surgeon patients after the telephone took over cobble on sunday . they said most were the victims of clashes criminals and chaos at the airport. politic situation, unfortunately causes many, many of the people by bullets by phone. so today's the
this is the eve of afghanistan's independence day. when we might expected that well, feelings are running high, there is a possibility of more protests than the possibility of more questions. now, immediate aftermath of the taliban takeover there was a surgeon hospitalizations in the afghan capital cobble. some of the patients have come from cobble international airport where they were shot while trying to reach the departures area. charlotte bellis went to a hospital in cobble with some of the...
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you don't have that in afghanistan. a lot of these people that come in and want to be soldiers or policemen can only be veted by the elders in the village. so you don't know who you are. what we tried to do was bring in bio metrics and you'll probably read about that now, how do we reset and establish a good background way to determine who should be armed and who should be in uniform over there and who shouldn't be and that's some of the things we were doing. corruption is very real. but it's acceptable. we don't like it but in afghanistan, people accept corruption as a way of life. so another challenge was how do we change the mind set, how did we make people realize it's not right to do the kind of things they were doing which was grafting, taking money and being a corrupt society, taking money from people just to move throughout their town. one of the ways we did that was trying to be sure we took people and spent time with the police officers themselves. we probably spent way too much -- too much emphasis on contrac
you don't have that in afghanistan. a lot of these people that come in and want to be soldiers or policemen can only be veted by the elders in the village. so you don't know who you are. what we tried to do was bring in bio metrics and you'll probably read about that now, how do we reset and establish a good background way to determine who should be armed and who should be in uniform over there and who shouldn't be and that's some of the things we were doing. corruption is very real. but it's...
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and afghanistan knows it. afghanistan has been fighting with each other time.long, long and those guys ain't going to don't cause they really care. i mean, they go out, they get care.they don't even they are going to keep fighting everything and how are you going to have a good if you just, they just keep doing it? host: mike, i will leave it there. mr. ambassador, as an afghan, how do you respond to his there?ts that afghan people don't care. guest: hurt. deeply hurt by that comment. sorry to say, this is not a human way of thinking about people. have families everyday, we mourn the death of our people killed across the country. we're fight thanksgiving war to not only the afghans have stability, but stability across the world. the afghan people's dream is no american than an dream. it is peace and stability, we just want to live at peace. visited dent, when he the united states in 2015, -- has said that escaped us and that is what we be able to live an ordinary life, we want to be walk on the streets without
and afghanistan knows it. afghanistan has been fighting with each other time.long, long and those guys ain't going to don't cause they really care. i mean, they go out, they get care.they don't even they are going to keep fighting everything and how are you going to have a good if you just, they just keep doing it? host: mike, i will leave it there. mr. ambassador, as an afghan, how do you respond to his there?ts that afghan people don't care. guest: hurt. deeply hurt by that comment. sorry to...
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in afghanistan, food insecurity in afghanistan, they says, come from the integrated food security face classification report from may of this year. 19000000 people acute food insecurity. 20000 people in catastrophe. oh goodness, 6000000 people in emergency, 13000000 people in crises. so many levels of multiple crises. is the taliban set up to cope with this watch mark? can they? because they're saying if we just have the money to let play that play, give us the money we can handle it. and i mean, let me just play the taliban. this is a little clip that as a, give us the money and we can handle it as i've listened to them. please, someone is in the world to give their most basic right, which is the right life. and that is true lifting the sanctions and i'm presenting our assets and also giving assistance after destroying life for 20 years. a, you know what the cigar says that and when the u. s. left of honest, on $18000000000.00 worth of military equipments were left inside upon his son. and from what we hear that a lot of this is being actually sold out in pakistan and other, you know,
in afghanistan, food insecurity in afghanistan, they says, come from the integrated food security face classification report from may of this year. 19000000 people acute food insecurity. 20000 people in catastrophe. oh goodness, 6000000 people in emergency, 13000000 people in crises. so many levels of multiple crises. is the taliban set up to cope with this watch mark? can they? because they're saying if we just have the money to let play that play, give us the money we can handle it. and i...
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veterans of the war in afghanistan, (202) 748-8003. as folks are calling in and we try to understand what a taliban-road afghanistan means for the region, what are you going to be watching in pakistan? guest: in pakistan, the first thing to watch is whether pakistan recognizes the taliban government once it is formed. the government has not been formed yet and afghanistan. once it is formed, does pakistan recognize it? what kind of relationship does pakistan establish with that? in 1996-2001, pakistan was one of only three countries to recognize a taliban government. this time, it will be more cautious. it will not take a unilateral decision on this, it will wait for consultations with other regional countries. my sense is it will wait for china, its ally, to see what moves it makes. it will not be the first to recognize a taliban government. but, i think it will eventually establish a relationship with it. that relationship could be something that the u.s. uses to get pakistan to pressure the taliban on things like human rights, women
veterans of the war in afghanistan, (202) 748-8003. as folks are calling in and we try to understand what a taliban-road afghanistan means for the region, what are you going to be watching in pakistan? guest: in pakistan, the first thing to watch is whether pakistan recognizes the taliban government once it is formed. the government has not been formed yet and afghanistan. once it is formed, does pakistan recognize it? what kind of relationship does pakistan establish with that? in 1996-2001,...
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of endemic corruption in afghanistan. just to review aa little bit what has happened so far, we were encouraged by the decision to reopen the investigation into the bank scandal and the effort of the government to recover assets. we were then discouraged by the fact that one of the main co-conspirators was released from prison and started working on a housing development project. and we understand that he is back in jail and the deal has been invalidated and we will continue to watch that. but the government of afghanistan under pres. president donnie with the full support of the ceo of bella has adopted improve anti- money-laundering regulations, prosecutor judges complicit in the release of the drug trafficker and established a national procurement commission which altered a series of illegal procurements in the ministry of defense and the interior. going forward, we really need to continue to condition our assistance to the updated mutual accountability framework that was decided at tokyo which will be an important par
of endemic corruption in afghanistan. just to review aa little bit what has happened so far, we were encouraged by the decision to reopen the investigation into the bank scandal and the effort of the government to recover assets. we were then discouraged by the fact that one of the main co-conspirators was released from prison and started working on a housing development project. and we understand that he is back in jail and the deal has been invalidated and we will continue to watch that. but...
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in afghanistan, the police are not so concerned with traffic control, traffic is insane in afghanistan. so you'll see traffic lights but they don't work. they are not so concerned with chasing criminals. what they are concerned with is protecting themselves and protecting the villagers. in a lot of places throughout afghanistan, the police might be the only thing that's separating the villagers from the taliban. they are what would be more considered a paramilitary source. -- force. ufrptly prrp unfortunately they are not trained nearly as well as the taliban, they don't have the same equipment and they are greatly outnumbered by the enemy moving freely through afghanistan. so the focus of effort needed to be switched to say how do we fix that because the populations are concentrated in the districts and we needed to look at how we would fix the police in the districts, how we would train these folks and figure out who's, who should be in there and who shouldn't be. when i was in kabul, i worked very closely with the chief of police up there and with all the different sections of the p
in afghanistan, the police are not so concerned with traffic control, traffic is insane in afghanistan. so you'll see traffic lights but they don't work. they are not so concerned with chasing criminals. what they are concerned with is protecting themselves and protecting the villagers. in a lot of places throughout afghanistan, the police might be the only thing that's separating the villagers from the taliban. they are what would be more considered a paramilitary source. -- force. ufrptly...
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interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in an afghan city and had also massacred thousands of shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, the president, who was a reformist, was a reformist, i suppose still, was president of iran. iran was very much concerned about the u.s. reaction to 9/11, was worried about how the u.s. was go
interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade...
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how have people's life changed in afghanistan? that is the question that we were discussing with our panel. you can be part of that discussion as well. join is right here in the comment section of youtube. we start our discussion with samira raman. afghanistan is facing crisis after crisis. we have rising hunger crumbling public services outbreaks, the devastating earthquake just months ago. we have increased restrictions on women and girls. and now just this week, we've had 10 provinces that have been affected by flash flooding, destroying homes, farms, and livelihoods. all of this comes at a time when the economy is crippled. people are struggling, people have no jobs, no money, and increasingly no food. and are absolutely drowning in debt. that is one perspective on the policy in afghanistan, you about to hear 3 more from sir hale pash, donna, an alley, welcome or 3 of you to the stream. so he'll welcome to the student. please introduce yourself, dr. global audience. get to have you it. my name is too much for hill. shaheen. i
how have people's life changed in afghanistan? that is the question that we were discussing with our panel. you can be part of that discussion as well. join is right here in the comment section of youtube. we start our discussion with samira raman. afghanistan is facing crisis after crisis. we have rising hunger crumbling public services outbreaks, the devastating earthquake just months ago. we have increased restrictions on women and girls. and now just this week, we've had 10 provinces that...
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iraq afghanistan war injury is our generation's agent orange. if you look at the historical precedents with agent orange for decades it was not acknowledged and then after and decades it was studied and then finally soldiers were treated. so to goes with iraq afghanistan war longing for we can't wait that long poor the burn pits to reckon that it's not the pay's that the guys are in the females are dying from the it's a lot faster the illnesses are showing up in the sentence a lot sooner he put in his time he sacrificed. and gave everything that it was possible to get. and. and more proud of that and we don't regret that and he doesn't regret that and we would serve again our sons have enlisted so it's not the service that's the problem and then things happen in war and we understand that there's a cost and and we will carry with that because there are some things that are worth the cost but the other side of that is that at the end of it they take care of you and every single time there's a war we do this song and dance with the government wher
iraq afghanistan war injury is our generation's agent orange. if you look at the historical precedents with agent orange for decades it was not acknowledged and then after and decades it was studied and then finally soldiers were treated. so to goes with iraq afghanistan war longing for we can't wait that long poor the burn pits to reckon that it's not the pay's that the guys are in the females are dying from the it's a lot faster the illnesses are showing up in the sentence a lot sooner he put...
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they're struggling here enough, a western afghanistan. they're struggling with the water quality of water they can pump up is sol team, so they cannot drink it. and they cannot afford to buy drinking water. so yeah, i mean that the situation is, is extremely frustrating or obviously fast, but extremely much more foot for the people who suffers with these sanctions. and there's no doubt that the people of afghanistan and that are kind of caught in the middle. they're paying the price for this sanctions, and that that's a huge concern and the money that that was in the appeal, it's a lot of money. but in the current situation, this will only lasts for a few months to, to save lives. that the real problem and is that the economy is a free fall. we need to restart the economy. all right, well, we have run out of time to we're going to have to leave the conversation there. thanks so much. all of our guests christian chips and symbol khan and harun raimie . and thank you to for watching, you can see the program again any time by visiting our we
they're struggling here enough, a western afghanistan. they're struggling with the water quality of water they can pump up is sol team, so they cannot drink it. and they cannot afford to buy drinking water. so yeah, i mean that the situation is, is extremely frustrating or obviously fast, but extremely much more foot for the people who suffers with these sanctions. and there's no doubt that the people of afghanistan and that are kind of caught in the middle. they're paying the price for this...
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around the globe, afghanistan's opium industry kills hundreds of thousands of people. every ah, the explosive growth in opium production is one of the main byproducts of the us presence in afghanistan. and arguably, america's only real legacy after leaving the country. no substantial infrastructure has been built in 20 years. scorched is all that the of god, these have left when you see it, you go to meet a gun to black usually goes to prove these to mean you choose when it's done in you get to it with the gun justice you took me, ask you to come to go to conduct that a little boy, if you have to put just on the though should be good. so what do you need done with americans of black? you'll probably begin you at the i told her i would give them. no, but it is all a chest dear, as with your permission to be all stung category and monthly. but the only real way to judge the 20 years of american presence in afghanistan is by looking at the abandoned military bases. no industrial or social facilities, whatever built in those years. in fact, throughout this time of get, thi
around the globe, afghanistan's opium industry kills hundreds of thousands of people. every ah, the explosive growth in opium production is one of the main byproducts of the us presence in afghanistan. and arguably, america's only real legacy after leaving the country. no substantial infrastructure has been built in 20 years. scorched is all that the of god, these have left when you see it, you go to meet a gun to black usually goes to prove these to mean you choose when it's done in you get to...
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and we saw how afghanistan became a haven for terrorists groups. the same will happen if the international community abandoned the candidates into 2021. there's no pose threat towards everyone. no one is exempt. and terrorism is after every state, whether it's part of the western world or the eastern. the rush to leave in the ensuing panic was all to meet the august 31st withdrawal deadline, which was joe biden school. however, he's now presiding over the deadly stay for the us military. and if canister a more than a decade and the televised the dresser, not tom's emotional president vowed revenge, said the s is to get people out of the country would continue. here is that you need to know the isis tears will not win. we will rescue the american city. we will get our afghan allies and our mission will go on. the evacuation will continue and that the united states will get out any and all american citizens and african nationals were permanent, us residency, what's known as a green card, who want to leave. he said some people may not want to leave, b
and we saw how afghanistan became a haven for terrorists groups. the same will happen if the international community abandoned the candidates into 2021. there's no pose threat towards everyone. no one is exempt. and terrorism is after every state, whether it's part of the western world or the eastern. the rush to leave in the ensuing panic was all to meet the august 31st withdrawal deadline, which was joe biden school. however, he's now presiding over the deadly stay for the us military. and if...
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anything about afghanistan. everybody talks about iraq. everybody talks about syria. we have twice as many troops in afghanistan as syria. it is where we were attacked from and we don't say anything. if you could explain that to me i would be happy but let's go to the next question. >> my name is dominique. i have no affiliation. you made a statement that is troublesome to me. you made a comment saying afghanistan has the most islamic constitutions. how do you interpret that? sh sh sharia law? >> it may be the version of sharia -- it is not the strictest interpretation but our constitution is based on sharia and it has been for the past 15 years. >> but you signed a whole variety of international human rights agreements, laws. >> absolutely. it is not to say that sharia is not complying with human rights. it is complying with that and that has been our constitution since it was formed 15 years ago. >> but also the constitution, if i remember, has some good careful wording about based an sharia law but it is not
anything about afghanistan. everybody talks about iraq. everybody talks about syria. we have twice as many troops in afghanistan as syria. it is where we were attacked from and we don't say anything. if you could explain that to me i would be happy but let's go to the next question. >> my name is dominique. i have no affiliation. you made a statement that is troublesome to me. you made a comment saying afghanistan has the most islamic constitutions. how do you interpret that? sh sh sharia...
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i would be the only segment that could remember afghanistan at peace. what happens when nobody can remember afghanistan at peace? how you arrived at that? in the act of arriving there really becomes one of sheer imagination. by that criteria we have to reflect on her own experience as americans and as they progressed much further the remembering of that piece will become more and more distant. at a certain point in the book a similar point up to aziz and he tells aziz that the future is in remembering. that's something i definitely saw from the afghans that were my age. they had no memory of peace and its bright thing that we might soon have a memory of our country at peace. so at that point i would like to read one final segment and then we can have a conversation. so this is when aziz first arrives in kabul when he serves as an informant these are his reflections on the village of also on -- the night was cold and all through it i got up stepped and said dried branches into the mouth of the stove. once the last scrap burned at show woke me. i walked i
i would be the only segment that could remember afghanistan at peace. what happens when nobody can remember afghanistan at peace? how you arrived at that? in the act of arriving there really becomes one of sheer imagination. by that criteria we have to reflect on her own experience as americans and as they progressed much further the remembering of that piece will become more and more distant. at a certain point in the book a similar point up to aziz and he tells aziz that the future is in...
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so we'll stick with it in afghanistan. and i think many of us are interested in knowing how intelligence got that so wrong. and the contingency plans are ones that we really do want to review because it seems to us there had to be better ways to secure passage into the airport than what ultimately happened. but considering the hand that you were del, considering the crisis that developed evacuating a 124000, was a miraculous test. so we can graduate all that were involved in the evacuation of so many people under such a short period of time under such difficult circumstances. i want to get to where we are today. during this process, the state department was very open to all members of congress. democrats, republicans, as we've filtered information into you about vulnerable people in an effort to get them out of afghanistan today, or offices are still being diluted by requests to help people that are in afghanistan, n g o are working very aggressively. can you share with us the process that you're using in order to filter i
so we'll stick with it in afghanistan. and i think many of us are interested in knowing how intelligence got that so wrong. and the contingency plans are ones that we really do want to review because it seems to us there had to be better ways to secure passage into the airport than what ultimately happened. but considering the hand that you were del, considering the crisis that developed evacuating a 124000, was a miraculous test. so we can graduate all that were involved in the evacuation of...
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that's for bidding in afghanistan. now that's a simple way to go assessed for it is difficult feeling with and yet in tech meet in and we have to talk to them every day. so just find out what is happening, see if this is wrong with it there. well, yeah, this is really difficult because we don't really know what will happen to my family at this point. i know they're in afghanistan and then it's going to is a boy from the combo lift book. an initiative has been following their progress since they left afghanistan. these ones i stop the refuses to accept the reality that you comp just separate families and think that they'll be fine on the golf and come suspension. and often just because someone is 18, it doesn't mean that they don't need the parents anymore. this is the other 4 really hard to take out of the we've managed to get the families of some of the very young women out. and i know that they are doing much, much better than mariama soleah for example. so i get a smashing volume on sunday. after the telephone take
that's for bidding in afghanistan. now that's a simple way to go assessed for it is difficult feeling with and yet in tech meet in and we have to talk to them every day. so just find out what is happening, see if this is wrong with it there. well, yeah, this is really difficult because we don't really know what will happen to my family at this point. i know they're in afghanistan and then it's going to is a boy from the combo lift book. an initiative has been following their progress since they...
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bradley who recently finished his 5th tour in afghanistan. he talks about his experiences fighting in afghanistan. this is just over 20 minutes. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to barnes & nobles. i'd like to introduce rusty bradley. >> i want to thank everybody for coming. [applause] >> i want to thank you all for coming. unfortunately, kevin mauer is not going to be able to attend tonight. he had something come up. i hate that because kevin was extremely significant in the writing and production of this project. it really wouldn't have taken off without him. let me start by extending a sincere thank you on kevin and my behalf. this project has taken four years in the making. it's inkicktive, your support is inticktive of this community and what it means to the shoulders that serve here. let me start by telling those of you who are not from this area. this is fort bragg, there's probably two things that you need to know. and this is where heros come from. the reason that i wrote this book, i know some of them, some of them are
bradley who recently finished his 5th tour in afghanistan. he talks about his experiences fighting in afghanistan. this is just over 20 minutes. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to barnes & nobles. i'd like to introduce rusty bradley. >> i want to thank everybody for coming. [applause] >> i want to thank you all for coming. unfortunately, kevin mauer is not going to be able to attend tonight. he had something come up. i hate that because kevin was extremely...
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as we come out of afghanistan just as like we came out of iraq as we reduced the forces, you do find that intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance are the last to leave because you want to retain that capability to see across the battle space even as you reduce your footprint. >> how much, you know, there are some folks that say regarding the cable that it doesn't have a lot f of applications outside of afghanistan but how much of the force we've generated has utility over the long haul there's going to be that balance between a permissive environment in terms of air operations which is what we've been operating in afghanistan and iraq and permissive air environments in other regions of the world where we can fly the capabilities whether it's predators and reapers or u2s, whatever the case maybe be. you need those capabilities that can operate in more high treat environments. >> what kind of capabilities, when you mentioned more high threat in the pacific, the criticism is you need far greater rage and you're going to need greater amount offense stuff what is the specific respons
as we come out of afghanistan just as like we came out of iraq as we reduced the forces, you do find that intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance are the last to leave because you want to retain that capability to see across the battle space even as you reduce your footprint. >> how much, you know, there are some folks that say regarding the cable that it doesn't have a lot f of applications outside of afghanistan but how much of the force we've generated has utility over the long...
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by afghanistan as we develop. and it is extremely important at giving the afghans who were maybe thinking about leaving and those who have left to be able to return because they feel there are opportunities for them in their own country. you would know and everybody knows that there is no better place than home. that is where you feel comfortable. that is where your family is. that is where your friends are and that is where you feel you are not a foreigner. you belong at home. and we want to make sure that afghanistan has those opportunities for our people so they could come back. that is why we are negotiating peace deals so those not in afghanistan or worried about the security there or the lack of opportunities to come back from the larger refugee populations in pakistan and iran as well as those who may be outside. and also those are -- those are the people who are going to build our country, people who have study aded -- studied abro or in the united states or europe where they had the opportunity to learn s
by afghanistan as we develop. and it is extremely important at giving the afghans who were maybe thinking about leaving and those who have left to be able to return because they feel there are opportunities for them in their own country. you would know and everybody knows that there is no better place than home. that is where you feel comfortable. that is where your family is. that is where your friends are and that is where you feel you are not a foreigner. you belong at home. and we want to...
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ah, child trafficking in afghanistan. for jackie, the girl in the red dress was sold by her father because the family is poor. she's lucky. her new parents care about her. for jak is not alone. many families have little choice but to sell their own children, especially in the rural provinces of afghanistan. across the country, taliban violence has given rise to a huge wave of refugees. many were forced to leave everything behind since the taliban to power again. afghanistan's grinding poverty has grown worse and its children who suffer most ah a village in the far yard province. turkmenistan lies just beyond the mountains. the capital cobble is far away. most people here live in homes made of mud bricks. now there's little work and poverty is rampant. maria and her 4 children are going hungry when she's already given away to other sons and sold one daughter for the equivalent of 280 euros. in college by the got a lot thought is i couldn't feed them or provide clothing. i don't have the money and i thought i do washing wor
ah, child trafficking in afghanistan. for jackie, the girl in the red dress was sold by her father because the family is poor. she's lucky. her new parents care about her. for jak is not alone. many families have little choice but to sell their own children, especially in the rural provinces of afghanistan. across the country, taliban violence has given rise to a huge wave of refugees. many were forced to leave everything behind since the taliban to power again. afghanistan's grinding poverty...
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of those from afghanistan seeking refuge. first, we have to discuss how to accommodate the people in the neighboring countries and move forward. the next step would be to look further, but a european solution would certainly be difficult. we have not yet managed to create a common asylum policy development. this would be, we must anticipate, to protect ourselves against major irregular my great re flows that would endanger those who use them and feed trafficking of all kinds. we will therefore take the initiative to build without delay. a robust, coordinated and united response will involve the fight against irregular flows. for germany didn't have a great start to the process of evacuating thousands of people. it's identified as in need of having to leave a gun. this done, the 1st crafted it send took only 7 people out of the country. that's the process that is ongoing. bo, and of the aircraft have arrived throughout tuesday. now we've also heard from yen stalsen berg, the secretary general, who said that the priority for th
of those from afghanistan seeking refuge. first, we have to discuss how to accommodate the people in the neighboring countries and move forward. the next step would be to look further, but a european solution would certainly be difficult. we have not yet managed to create a common asylum policy development. this would be, we must anticipate, to protect ourselves against major irregular my great re flows that would endanger those who use them and feed trafficking of all kinds. we will therefore...
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it's afghanistan's 1st and only national park. the area usually attracts thousands of visitors a year. all that changed with the taliban take over now its deserted, the normally busy kiosks, empty and padlocked. goblin hill? it used to be very good and all there was scheme, programs and competitions in the winter. the used to be so many tourists, but since the taliban came in the last 4 months we haven't seen any tourists in bondo mia. do you see that the one is will the band ended 90? to day visitors are greeted by arm taliban soldiers and vehicle inspections. afghans once flocked to bondi, amir looking for a break from decades of conflict. the region prospered, but now it's taken a double hit from the pandemic, and the economic crisis following the taliban victory, said merlin, when them it's 70 to 80 families living in the village. and the livelihoods depend entirely on tourism couldn't be always thought if their cheers, their income is good. if not one, they have nothing. when monsieur, without the tourists, the striking beaut
it's afghanistan's 1st and only national park. the area usually attracts thousands of visitors a year. all that changed with the taliban take over now its deserted, the normally busy kiosks, empty and padlocked. goblin hill? it used to be very good and all there was scheme, programs and competitions in the winter. the used to be so many tourists, but since the taliban came in the last 4 months we haven't seen any tourists in bondo mia. do you see that the one is will the band ended 90? to day...
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they hijacked afghanistan. afghanistan was alive. that is different from its relationship with pakistan or yemen or somalia. where they operate essentially either in an area with no state or in a state that is hostile to them. but isn't capable of suppressing them to the degree we would like. operating within a state that is actively compliant, obviously, considerably expands their capacity to plan and mount large-scale terrorist operations as we found in september 2001. the worst of all situations is the taliban remain linked to al qaeda and they come back and govern the country. that is something -- the risk of that i do not put that very high. i do not put the cost of reducing that risk further very high, either. if there is as 5% but you could reduce it by spending $4 billion a year, i would argue that is worth $4 billion. other people i would argue what did 9/11 cost us? we could lose a couple of buildings every decade. and a few thousand citizens rather than losing much larger amounts of money. they will come to a different ris
they hijacked afghanistan. afghanistan was alive. that is different from its relationship with pakistan or yemen or somalia. where they operate essentially either in an area with no state or in a state that is hostile to them. but isn't capable of suppressing them to the degree we would like. operating within a state that is actively compliant, obviously, considerably expands their capacity to plan and mount large-scale terrorist operations as we found in september 2001. the worst of all...
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they want this, they want the law of sharia to be applied in afghanistan. so at the end, within the next one or 2 years, they're going to be back at the same place they were 20 years ago. they will rule the country as they did before. i think they will not change much. a far far have you pay troops to face called versus nationals on relocate for mass town stopped arrived in cobble on south today. $600.00 soldiers are expected to arrive in total, real quick to friends, to warm that kind of thought is on the brink of collapse, bronze in the us, pull out a mistake, and water sobs. how about medicines? katie have momentum across the country and i found, astonish, heading towards civil war predicting to the best possible saw the nation will again become a breeding ground. i'll carnita for many, i can feel a pound and by the pro ration effort workers who help foreign troops say reprisals from the top to bottom. one group back downs could assisted u. k. forces randi on the street of cobbled to on friday, demanding protection from the british government with one fo
they want this, they want the law of sharia to be applied in afghanistan. so at the end, within the next one or 2 years, they're going to be back at the same place they were 20 years ago. they will rule the country as they did before. i think they will not change much. a far far have you pay troops to face called versus nationals on relocate for mass town stopped arrived in cobble on south today. $600.00 soldiers are expected to arrive in total, real quick to friends, to warm that kind of...
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and for me, going to afghanistan and of course, in then to say are you kidding me? been to meet so many wonderful and friendly people it is sad to the of bangladesh it is time to come home it is time to have grandkids. [laughter] i never thought i would to any of these things. so what will happen in your life you send a christmas card to the obama is and tell us what happened after that. >> caring about military family is not just my own children but as i watch parents make that adjustment panel does sense in daughters get married and i know how that feels to struggle to hold down the home front. i worry about my grandchildren to they're always on the radar to support military families. what a great to idea. it is in political but to bring together betty's who can do their part. to do research on brain trauma all the young men and women who could not serve their families my daughter-in-law is under of a nurse. >> they had to get ted new teaching license everywhere river station and. >> to save this is phenomenal i will write a thank-you note and send a christmas car
and for me, going to afghanistan and of course, in then to say are you kidding me? been to meet so many wonderful and friendly people it is sad to the of bangladesh it is time to come home it is time to have grandkids. [laughter] i never thought i would to any of these things. so what will happen in your life you send a christmas card to the obama is and tell us what happened after that. >> caring about military family is not just my own children but as i watch parents make that...
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we spent months asking the world to donate more and do more by afghanistan. that conversation will be stopped, and the engagement, i do understand the argument where people are saying sanction them, hurt them, but how do you hurt the taliban without hurting 35 million afghans? is there anything that specifically targets the taliban? everything you do will have large implications on the worst humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. >> the brave women who took to the streets in august chanting "bread, work, and freedom" -- what do think is next for them? are they still able to hope that one day there will be change? >> today when i saw a woman who was selling vegetables, if she is told that you have to stay home, her husband is dead, she does not have a son, what will be her future? who will win bread for her? currently, it is above 20 million afghans who are having hunger crisis, so what will be next for us? it is like we are having more hunger issues. plus, the girls who are coming to homeschools, when we were having sessions with, individual social sessions, mos
we spent months asking the world to donate more and do more by afghanistan. that conversation will be stopped, and the engagement, i do understand the argument where people are saying sanction them, hurt them, but how do you hurt the taliban without hurting 35 million afghans? is there anything that specifically targets the taliban? everything you do will have large implications on the worst humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. >> the brave women who took to the streets in august chanting...